William "Poss" Watson (25 August 1868 – 17 August 1950) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
in the
Victorian Football Association
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFA) and
Fremantle
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in the
West Australian Football Association.
Originally from
Warrnambool, Watson played alongside
Albert Thurgood in Essendon's four consecutive VFA premierships between 1891 and 1894, before getting married and moving to Western Australia (with Thurgood) to play for Fremantle, captaining the team and winning three more premierships in the next four years. He retired at the end of the 1898 season, but returned in 1899 to captain the newly formed
Perth Football Club
The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club based in Lathlain, Western Australia, currently playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
Representing the south-east area of the Perth metropol ...
when they were admitted to the league mid-season.
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1868 births
1950 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Essendon Football Club (VFA) players
Fremantle Football Club (1881–1899) players
Perth Football Club players
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